Tetsuo Hirakawa
Directing
Biography
Tetsuo Hirakawa (平川 哲生, Hirakawa Tetsuo, November 13, 1979) is a Japanese animator, screenwriter and anime director born in Chiba Prefecture.
He joined Madhouse in 2002 after graduating from college. After participating in many works as an animator, he made his directorial debut in 2009 with The River's Light (Kawa no Hikari). Since then, he has been active as a freelance director and screenwriter.
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Naruto
2002
JUJUTSU KAISEN
2020
Sword Art Online
2012
The Ancient Magus' Bride
2017
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
2013
SAKAMOTO DAYS
2025
Den-noh Coil
2007
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
2023
The Case Study of Vanitas
2021
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
2007
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan
2018
Birdy the Mighty: Decode
2008
Seraph of the End
2015
Noragami
2014
xxxHOLiC
2006
Blood Blockade Battlefront
2015
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
2013
ERASED
2016
Trinity Blood
2005
Nodame Cantabile
2007
Spy Classroom
2023
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2004
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
2016
Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat Is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!
2025
Fate/Apocrypha
2017
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World
2019
Trinity Seven
2014
Bokurano
2007
Saki
2009
Kids on the Slope
2012
Occult Academy
2010
My Melody & Kuromi
2025
Ai Tenchi Muyo!
2014
The Rolling Girls
2015
The Knight in the Area
2012
Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys!
2022
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006
Flowers of Evil
2013
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl
2011
Colorful
2010
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
2005
Bubble
2022
Grimoire of Zero
2017
Hori-san and Miyamura-kun
2012
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!
2006
Summer Days with Coo
2007
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
2009
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri: 3 Minutes Charge
2005
Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy
2011
The River's Light
2009